The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-08-30

augural address delivered by ex President
Polk, Nov. IA, 1859, after his election as
Governor of Tennessee. The address is
handsomely printed on a piece of white
) Tx. lSxlS inches, and was presented to
Capt Fain's grandfather, and will no doubt
pass through the hands of many genera
tions to come, as it is relic worth preserv-
ing. The address is considered as one of the
ablest ever delivered by the distinguished
ex-President.
While Mr.. ]. H. Walker had his pack of
dogs, in Lee county last week on a hunting
frolic, they jumped a herd of six deer and a
splendid race ensued. The herd kept to-
gether and for two and a half hours the
| hounds and huntsmen were kept moving
like the wind The deer got to the Flint,
plunged in swan to the other shore and
disappeared in the woods just as the hunts
men reached the bank. The dogs refused to
take water in the wake of the deer and
the latter escaped.
From advices received by friends of the
| late Col. w. c. Morrill, it seems probable
| that the final interment will take place at
Atlanta. Mrs. Morrill, will remain at Bos-
| ton for few weeks and will then come to
Atlanta. Her husbands remains have been
placed temporarily in the receiving vault
| of one of the Boston cemeteries While no
| determination as to the final burial has been
| reached, friends of the family think that
| Atlanta will be selected as Mrs. Morrill,
will continue to make her home there.
Some months since Col Joseph S. Baughn
an Ogethorpe bachelor, advertised for a
wife. Col Baughn was deluged with letters
from all over the United States. In fact,
more than he could conveniently answer In
his goodness of heart he distributed several
of these letters among his bachelor friends,
who opened correspondence with the fair
writers At least three weddings will be
the result of this correspondence, one being
handsome young merchant Of Lexington,
who opened correspondence with South
Carolina belle.
At the request of large number of ex-
Confederate soldiers, the managers of the
State Fair have decided to have grand
Confederate soldiers day The day selected
is Wednesday, Oct. rs. The reunion will
not be confined to ex-Confederates of Geor-
gia; it will be grand reunion of all the
living -Confederates who can possibly at
tend A large number of leading Generals
and other distinguished officers are expected
to be present. An especial effort will be
made to at least have a full roll call of the
survivors Of the battles that were fought
on Georgia soil.
Americas was entirely out of small change
Saturday, and considerable annoyance TO
bankers, merchants, farmers, and people
generally, resulted. Small change, such as
dimes and nickels, commanded premium,
and was exceedingly scarce even then, while
the supply of silver dollars was exhausted
early in the day in the payment of cotton
checks. Such a state of affairs will hardly
exist again during the season, however, as
all the banks dubbed together and sent to
the Treasury for several thousand dollars in
nickels dimes and dollars, which will arrive
about the middle of the week and will sup
ply the demand until the cotton picking
season is over.
A strange case was brought to notice last
week in Whitfield county Ten years ago
Mrs. Matte Wright was adjudged insane
and sent to the asylum at Milledgeville. A
year after she was returned to her mother,
very poor woman, pronounced incurable,
but not of that dangerous type justifying
State care. Shortly after she exhibited
violent spasms of temper and under the cir
cumStances entirely uncomfortable. This
was reported to the asylum. The instruc-
tions sent back were to whip her until sub
dued. This was hard task for a mother,
and she has grown so violent that she is
now in Jail, again awaiting permission to
enter the asylum.
Sumter county gentleman hired three
of the "brethren in black to get boards for
him He was to pay soc. per day to each
one. The three darkieS went to work, and
in day had three trees down, trimmed and
blocked out. The next day after splittinga
tree they started to irving boards. When
the boss man went to inspect his pile of
boards that evening he found they had only
three boards, one for each man. He was so
indignant that he seized one of the boards
and wore it out on the darkes, who now
want softer place on the railroad One of
them said: Boss, it am too hot to work,
and we jess want 'nuf to buy bread we
can cotch a fish, while we cools on de
creek"
The whole field, for acres around the
bridge over Little river, in Wilkes county,
is literally covered with flint arrow, and
spear heads, stone tomahawks, maces, battle
axes and almost every instrument of crude
Indian warfare. Besides these are found
many domestic articles as mortars and pes
ties for MASKING corn, pots hewn out of
solid stone, and broken vases carved in rare
and curious designs. These relics were
washed down from neighboring hill by
the late freshet and scattered over the field.
On the top of this hill where the village was
supposed to have been, was found a large
pile of broken and defective arrow heads
which seemed to mark the spot where some
old arrow maker had his shop, making ar
rows for his tribe and receiving in return
deer, bear and other such game as the
forests afforded.
Gov Gordon has determined to institute
suit against Hon. James NJ Smith, a lessee
of convicts, for the purpose of recovering
the money due the State for and on account
of escaped convicts. The law declares that
for every convict that escapes from a camp
the lessee shall pay into the treasury the
sum of 500. Several convicts have es-
capped at different times from Mr. Smiths
camp in Oglethorpe county, and, notwith-
standing he has requested a hearing from
the Governor, at which he would set forth
his side of the matter, and Notwithstanding
several appointments have been made by
the Governor for that purpose, Mr.. Smith
has failed TO appear. Saturday the Execu-
tive determined 70 begin suit for the recov-
cry of the money and TO that end instruct
ed his secretary, Judge James L. Nisbet, to
prepare an order TO that effect.
Monroe Herndon, a young man about II
years of age, was accidentally shot and
killed at William Smiths, near his fathers
residence, about three miles west of Wood
sock. in Cherokee county, last Wednesday
The deceased, James Sergeant, Harrison
and Charlie Smith, and other Young men,
having worked well and hard during the
spring and summer, were engaged princi-
pally enjoying their few weeks of rest
during laylug-by and gathering time. To
do this more effectually they thought it best
TO have a few pistols i'll the crowd. The
| evidence shows that there were two pistols
and that after unloading them they would
engage in little fun by running after and
swapping the pistols at each other. This snort
l.